Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9471 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 13231

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 13231 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה‎ “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות‎ “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.

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Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9468 1 Elul 13228
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9469 1 Elul 13229
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9470 1 Elul 13230
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9471 1 Elul 13231
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9472 1 Elul 13232
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9473 1 Elul 13233
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9474 1 Elul 13234
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 9475 1 Elul 13235

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Holidays
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